The UN Women in Vietnam organized a workshop in Hanoi on April 22 to gather ideas for a project on sustainable livelihood for rural women amid climate change and natural disaster risks, state media reported. The event was part of a program on improving women’s livelihood and engagement toward increasing resilience to natural disaster risks and climate change impacts. In Vietnam, Chanel Foundation via UN Women will support four sustainable livelihood models in rural areas in three years with a financial aid of $850,000, said Ms. Vu Phuong Ly, a UN Women expert. Representatives of the Vietnam Women’s Association, the Agriculture Support Centers of some localities proposed and discussed measures to implement the chosen livelihood models. Vietnam is one of the countries, which are the most vulnerable to climate change and natural disaster risks. It is estimated that over 70% of the Vietnamese population is affected by natural disasters, with women and children being the hardest hit. (Nhan Dan, Vietnam Plus, phunuvietnam)
